Hello im shceduled for surgery on the 29th. My problem is I have a boil on the underneath side of my breast, had it there before. I am prone to getting boils alot! I heard that a boil is actually an infection...anybody know? If this is true than should I be calling my surgeon to find out if I should be on any antibiotics before surgery or not? I am diabetic..Started taking impact recovery shakes today...Trying to quit smoking as of today also...Grrrrr.... any advice or knowledge would be sooo appreciated. I just thought that maybe it is not that big of a deal I would n ot want them to prolong my surgery, since boils are nothing new to me. :confused2:

Hi Debski,

I'm sorry to hear of your boil. I have a family member who is diabetic, and have had some experience myself. I honestly cant say if there would be a problem, but I'm guessing that this is very common, and diabetes is very common among overweight people. Some have ongoing boils. But yes, you might want to call your doctor. I have my final clearance on tomorrow, and will ask my doctor if there is a general rule.:confused2:

Yes, I would go ahead and call the surgeon to be on the safe side. Does he/she also know that you are a smoker? I've heard that most surgeons want people to be smoke-free at least 3 months before surgery because of the risk of getting pneumonia.

Good luck!

okay ya, I just called the surgeons office and they are going to give me a call back after talking with my doctor. Thank you

finally the doctor called me back, put me on augmentin and said if it does not get better by thursday or friday then he wants to see me then. Sure hope my surgery does not get pushed back further!!! :thumbup:

My surgeon told me i have to be smoke free for 6 weeks! Who do u have that u can quit a week or 2 before?? Im goin on a week and half without havin one sometimes im ok and others i want one so bad but i think to myself its for a good cause 1 to lose weight and 2 for my health